A Milwaukee teenager's routine scooter ride abruptly turned into a brush with death when a 56-year-old man allegedly opened fire on the youth on July 11. The suspect, identified as Terrance Toliver by FOX6 News, is now facing multiple charges, including first-degree reckless injury, possession of a firearm by a felon, and felony bail jumping.
The 17-year-old victim was navigating near 33rd and Villard when the shooting occurred, and despite the absence of any shell casings located by Milwaukee police, a discharged bullet was found at the scene, "recovered on the curb in front of the same location," "were informed the victim had been riding the scooter at the time of the shooter," as the criminal complaint details per the report from FOX6 News. The teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds leading to emergency surgery and treatment at a local hospital.
Further amplifying the shock within the community, WISN 12 News confirms the shooting happened around 11:25 a.m. near North 31st St. and West Villard Ave. An individual inside a vehicle discharged numerous rounds, striking the scooter-bound teen, prompting an ongoing search by the Milwaukee Police Department for the shooter responsible for the teen's non-fatal injuries.
Despite the initially unclear circumstances surrounding the incident, local authorities swiftly pieced together the calamity that unfolded, with CBS 58 noting a suspect's brazen midday shooting spree from within the confines of a vehicle.
